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2 unusual facts about Mayumi Miyata


Mayumi Miyata

In 2005, she performed in three songs by the Icelandic musician Björk, for the soundtrack album to Drawing Restraint 9, a film by Björk's contemporary media artist boyfriend Matthew Barney, about Japanese culture and whaling.

The American composer John Cage (1912–1992) created a number of works for Miyata just before his death, after having met her during the 1990 Darmstadt summer course.


Yoshiaki Onishi

Onishi’s works have been commissioned by performers and organizations including Mayumi Miyata, Pacific Music Festival, Norfolk and Lucerne Festivals.


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